We knew it was coming, but the Scion FR-S is officially the Toyota 86 in America. After the death of Scion, it only made sense to switch over to the 86 nomenclature the rest of the world uses for the rear-wheel-drive Toyota-Subaru joint effort.

Not too long ago we drove the refreshed 2017 Subaru BRZ (see that review here), and it looks as though the 86 will be getting the same updates for 2017. Horsepower is bumped to 205 and torque to 156 lb-ft for the six-speed manual -- increases of five for both over last year’s car.

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On the exterior, the Toyota adopts a larger center intake to go along with a different bumper design in order to differentiate itself from its ancestor. It was popular for FR-S owners to stick additional “86” emblems on their cars, but that won’t be necessary any longer since Toyota has incorporated the new logo into the front fender, steering wheel and inside the new LED headlamps.

Other than that, there really isn’t much different with this car besides a name change. Before this coupe, it had been awhile since enthusiasts in America could get excited about a car with a Toyota badge on it, but now, those days are long gone.

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